Foshan vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$980
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$2488
🏠 One person rent
$156
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$1735
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
95
53
😀 Quality of life
73
85
🏙️ Population
9.5M
686K

The cost of living in Foshan is 41% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 7900th and 5464th ($575 vs $980) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 474th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 1.8 months in Shizuoka. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 1721st and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Shizuoka

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Foshan Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$3
 Cappuccino
$3.65
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$77.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$2516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$19.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$5.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$9.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$72
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$8605

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$742
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$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$932
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$936
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$952
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$954
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$960
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1005
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$962
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$961
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$964
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1041
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$963
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1032
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1027
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1030
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1035
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1029
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1039
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1034
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$966
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1021
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1047
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1047
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1048
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1033
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1036
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1052
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1039
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1053
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1050
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1054
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1061
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1080
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1032
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1088
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$989
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1043
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$941
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1052